More than 1,500 prisoners freed from UAE jails for Ramadan

More than 1,500 prisoners in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been pardoned and released from jail to celebrate Ramadan with their families.

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More than 1,500 prisoners in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been pardoned and released from jail to celebrate Ramadan with their families.
The President, Sheikh Khalifa, pardoned 973 prisoners in the capital.
In a further gesture, Sheikh Khalifa also promised to settle all the pardoned prisoners' financial commitments that had arisen as a result of their court cases.
Hundreds of prisoners in Dubai are also to be released on the orders of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
So far, 625 inmates from penal and correctional institutions in Dubai have been pardoned.
Essam Al Humaidan, Dubai's attorney general, said public prosecution and Dubai Police had already started procedures to assist in the immediate release of the prisoners so that they could be reunited with their families - either in the UAE or abroad - for the start of Ramadan.